This guy tried to mansplain The Handmaid's Tale to its author and got spectacularly owned in return

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It goes without saying that whenever a woman ventures to express any kind of opinion online, there will be an army of men who are willing to counteract her and troll her simply for doing so.

However, now, the 'mansplaining' crown may have well and truly been won by one man, who has attempted to mansplain the Handmaid's Tale to Margaret Atwood - yes, the book's female author. In a tweet, Atwood shared an opinion article about the Handmaid's Tale byThe Handmaid's Tale comes to life in Alabama. Women must heed the warning | Zoe WilliamsI think you and I were watching different shows...Right, yes, that's a good idea.

 

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Using misandry to describe misogyny. The irony here is palpable.

“Mansplain” do you have to talk like children? What’s wrong with “patronise”?

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Mansplain? There is no such word in English.

Some dumbass made a dumb comment. That's not 'mansplaining'. At this point the word is so overused that men simply can't disagree with a woman anymore. Very progressive...

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